Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye made five saves but was beaten twice as Udinese lost 2-0 at home to AC Milan. Milan played without the injured Samuel Chukwueze.
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Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye made five saves but conceded two goals as Udinese lost 2-0 at home to AC Milan in Serie A on Sunday. It was his seventh appearance of the season for the Friuli club.
Christian Pulisic scored the opener in the sixth minute, controlling Luka Modric’s free kick before beating Okoye with a right footed finish. Omari Hutchinson added a second in the 65th minute, finishing after Okoye had parried Ardon Jashari’s shot from the edge of the box. Fans following Nigerian players in Italy can check Bet9ja’s YOHAIG opener bonus.
Okoye kept the score down at times. He denied Pulisic at the near post around the hour mark and later tipped a first-time effort from Goncalo Ramos onto the crossbar.
Milan were without Samuel Chukwueze, who is expected to be out for at least two months with a left hip injury, along with several other players, including Adrien Rabiot and Mario Gila.
Milan’s win lifts them back into the top four, with five wins from eight league games, and extends coach Ruben Amorim’s unbeaten start to life in Serie A. Readers new to betting can see Bet9ja promotion code key facts.
It was Hutchinson’s first goal for Milan since joining on loan, and FotMob named Pulisic the best player on the pitch, with a rating of 8.4.
For Udinese, it was a fifth straight league defeat, and Okoye has now conceded 18 goals this season.
Okoye’s numbers tell the story of a busy goalkeeper in a struggling side. Five saves against a Milan team that had 19 shots shows his shot stopping ability, but the defence in front of him needs to improve.
Milan face Inter in the derby on October 31. Football fans can read Bet9ja promo code today, summarised.
📌 Did You Know?
- Nicolo Zaniolo made his comeback for Udinese as a 63rd minute substitute.
- Hutchinson is a former Nottingham Forest winger who is on loan at Milan.
- Matteo Marcenaro refereed the game.
- Rabiot is Milan’s top scorer this season with four goals, but he missed the Udinese game.
- Udinese’s top scorer this season is Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, with three goals.
